melissa: you can vote for kim kardashian if he wanted to make a statement. it means something different and they just vote present, right? what does that mean? >> if they vote present, that doesn't count toward the 217, the has to be 217, that is not a vote for john boehner. it subtracts from the number he needs. melissa: peter barnes, thank you so much. with the fiscal cliff averted, they will close out the widely controversial term in just a few minutes. what impact will this have on washington and the upcoming debate over the ceiling? let's ask bureau chief for the "wall street journal." what is your take on the congress that just left? >> lets me see, where do i begin? they ruined my christmas and new year's vacation. and they set records for unpopularity lowest job approval, so probably not so great. it is a tough time to run congress, it is a tough time to run the country. the country is evenly divided not just washington, it is polarized and so was the congress, that is the difficult part of the path john boehner will have if he is reelected. and harr